TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto cyclists are one step closer to getting new east-west bike lanes through the busiest part of downtown Toronto.
The city’s Public Works Committee will be discussing the proposal this week at City Hall.
The new east-west bike lanes in downtown Toronto would run either along Adelaide or Richmond streets, or they could get split up, with one bike lane on Adelaide and the other on Richmond.
The bikes lane proposal is currently in the environmental stage, but construction could begin in 2014.
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We need a congestion tax in the city core already. That would help. Less cars, more bikes, more pedestrians, financing for transit.
The cold winters? You Tube again.Cycling in Friendly Cities.
How about banning all cars,delivery trucks,motorcycles,electric cars,electric mopeds from downtown Toronto, EVEN if you live there.
The only transportation we should have is walking or bicycles.
For all who are interested please see YouTube.” How the Dutch got their cycle paths.”. Please Toronto. From a health and safety point of view,is this not worthwhile? The investment would be huge. The returns would be even greater.
This is the most absurd idea yet! There are only 2 roads in the downtown core that actually ease the severe traffic congestion: Richmond and Adelaide. I have spoken with the City Planners, etc. over our serious gridlock issue and the fact of the matter is that there is no communication or coordination between the various City Planning departments. In other words, the Building/Construction permit department does not coordinate with the Road Repair department and so on. In addition there is a mad rush to reno Union Station, etc. in preparation of the Pan Am games. I am personally shocked by the lack of coordination between these groups as this is what has caused our acute gridlock problem. So…until the City Planners assume a coordinated decision-making effort – please leave the only one-way streets in the downtown core alone!
The lanes are unused in winter and the traffic gets worse
It is nice to have bike lanes but we are forgetting the pedrestians, I was walking on Sherbourne St and nearly run into a cyclist because there are design like a wider sidewalk to me.
No bike lanes should be added on those streets until the city forbids the extension of construction site perimeters into the roadway. It’s a dumb idea there is no need for it and it constricts traffic flow.
i cycle, and i wish there were more bike lanes all over, i wish i could ride to work….. BUT as much as i want the lanes, people are right, this damn city is not built for it…. they need to fix the damn roads…… traffic is a MESS, and with bike lanes because at least 75% of the people dont know how to drive it will get worse.
If the city does put bike lanes on Adelaide/Richmond streets, I hope they consider putting separated/protected bike lanes (i.e. a curb between bikes and traffic). I drive on those streets and the average speed of traffic is definitely higher (outside of rush hour). A four-lane one-way-street naturally leads people to drive faster, which is fine to me as a driver but it could be dangerous for cyclists with an unprotected bike lane.
The “anti-car capital of the world”? … Uh, yeah. More bike lanes would be better for all, coupled with a car tax for driving downtown. As a city, we pander to drivers like no other. Time to start thinking smart.
Regrettably the city of Toronto has not infra-structure to support a bike lane. Traffic is already chaotic. This will be another change to our lovely city to spend tax payer’s money doing something that is not going to last and then spend our money again to remove the lanes later on. Shame.
Bike lanes to where?
I drive in the city and am not a cyclist at any time however, the cyclist are out there, in increasing numbers, and I support bike lanes so that we are all safer. They are not going away and deserve a safe place on the roads just as much as pedestrians do on a sidewalk. Polls have shown that more people would cycle if they felt safer. We certainly can’t wait for transit to catch up with the growth in the city. If Toronto is to be a liveable city, this is one way for sure.
Pretty soon, we will have bicycle lanes on the 401 too, and we can bring traffic to a complete stop all over the city. Oh, wait, it’s like that now.
Why doesn’t Toronto just pave over every street in the city and put down grass. Everyone knows this city is the anti-car capital of the world.